Biological Sciences Minor

A minor in Biological Sciences is achieved by completing the following requirements:

Degree Requirements

Required Core Course

BIO 123Cellular Basis of Life

1 Course Credit

BIO 124Diversity of Life

1 Course Credit

Required Distribution Courses

Three (3) additional BIO course credits from the following list (or as approved by the Biological Sciences department), two of which must be at the 200-level or higher. 

At least one course must be taken from each distribution course list (A: Cellular Basis of Life & B: Diversity of Life). 


Distribution A-Cellular Basis of Life

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

1 Course Credit

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

1 Course Credit

BIO 222Microbiology w/Immunology

1 Course Credit

BIO 315Cell and Molecular Biology

1 Course Credit

BIO 323Principles of Physiology

1 Course Credit

BIO 325Neurobiology

1 Course Credit

BIO 330Genetics

1 Course Credit

BIO 335Vertebrate Endocrinology

1 Course Credit

BIO 410Human Anat w/Cadaver Dissect.

1 Course Credit

BIO 431Developmental Biology

1 Course Credit

BIO 475Introductory Bioinformatics

1 Course Credit

Distribution B-Diversity of Life

BIO 167Human Evolution

1 Course Credit

BIO 214Botany

1 Course Credit

BIO 220Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

1 Course Credit

BIO 332Mammalogy

1 Course Credit

BIO 338Ornithology

1 Course Credit

BIO 344Dendrology & Forest Ecology

1 Course Credit

BIO 346Conservation Biology

1 Course Credit

BIO 350Cave Biology

1 Course Credit

BIO 420Field Ecology

1 Course Credit

BIO 494Evolution

1 Course Credit

All of the above courses are one (1) credit. Students must receive a C or higher in both BIO 123 and 124 and all three distribution courses. A maximum of one transfer course may be used to fulfill the Biological Sciences minor requirements.